Kaplan's Sat Vocab (I)

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ignoble

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adj. having low moral standards, not noble in character; mean

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illusory

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adj. producing illusion, deceptive

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imbibe

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v. to receive into the mind and take in, absorb

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impassive

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adj. absent of any external sign of emotion, expressionless

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imperious

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adj. commanding, domineering; urgent

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imperturbable

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adj. unshakable calm and steady

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implacable

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adj. inflexible; not capable of being changed or pacified

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importunate

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adj. troublesomely urgent; extremely persistent in request or demand

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imprecation

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n. a curse

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impudent

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adj. marked by cocky boldness or disregard for others

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impugn

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v. to call into question; to attack verbally

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impute

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v. to lay the responsibility or blame for, often injustly

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incandescent

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adj. shining brightly

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incarnadine

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adj. red, especially blood red

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inchoate

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adj. being only partly in existence; imperfectly formed

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incipient

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adj. beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage

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incorrigible

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adj. incapable of being corrected or amended; difficult to control or manage

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incredulous

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adj. unwilling to accept what is true, skeptical

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indomitable

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adj. incapable of being conquered

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ingratiate

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v. to gain favor with another by deliberate effort to seek to please somebody so as to gain an advantage

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inherent

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adj. involving the essential character of something, built-in, inborn

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inquest

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n. an investigation, an inquiry

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insensate

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adj. lacking sensibility and understanding, foolish

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insolent

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adj. insultingly arrogant, overbearing

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insular

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adj. characteristic of an isolated people, especially having a narrow viewpoint

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insuperable

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adj. incapable of being surmounted or overcome

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inter

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v. to bury

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interlocutor

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n. one who takes part in conversation

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internecine

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adj. mutually destructive; equally devastating to both sides

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interregnum

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n. a temporary halting of the usual operations of government and control

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intimation

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n. a subtle and indirect hint

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intractable

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adj. not easily managed or manipulated

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intransigent

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adj. uncompromising, refusing to abandon an extreme position

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intrpeid

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adj. fearless, resolutely courageous

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inundate

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v. to cover with a flood; to overwhelm as if with a flood

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inveterate

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adj. firmly established, especially with respect to a habit or attitude

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irascible

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adj. easily angered, hot-tempered

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ironic

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adj. poignantly contrary or incongruous to what was expected

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irreverent

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adj. disrespectful in a gentle or humorous way

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itinerant

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adj. wandering from place to place; unsettled